Michele Manos
@michelemanos.bsky.social
Virologist, epidemiologist, public health researcher and professor (retired). Former NIAID Scientific Advisory Council member. Big fan of science, reality, adventure and goodness. Recovering from some years in political party leadership.
Psycho Killer Kennedy's ACIP is but one of his deadly weapons. He will be energized and emboldened by today's Hep B decision. Stay tuned for more of his efforts to destroy the public's health.
Don't be silent. We the people can unite to remove him and his circus.
Don't be silent. We the people can unite to remove him and his circus.
December 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Psycho Killer Kennedy's ACIP is but one of his deadly weapons. He will be energized and emboldened by today's Hep B decision. Stay tuned for more of his efforts to destroy the public's health.
Don't be silent. We the people can unite to remove him and his circus.
Don't be silent. We the people can unite to remove him and his circus.
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We must never forget: it wasn’t just the kooky Great Barrington Declaration dudes who promoted RFK Jr & his anti-vaxx BS—it was also some magazines, like The New Yorker, which celebrated him as a “maverick” who would take on “the establishment”
RFK Jr’s hype men will have dead kids as their legacy
RFK Jr’s hype men will have dead kids as their legacy
For all his unfounded beliefs and suspicions, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.,’s revolt isn’t against research but against the power long held by scientific insiders—and in this he might have a point, Daniel Immerwahr writes.
R.F.K., Jr., Anthony Fauci, and the Revolt Against Expertise
It used to be progressives who distrusted the experts. What happened?
www.newyorker.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
We must never forget: it wasn’t just the kooky Great Barrington Declaration dudes who promoted RFK Jr & his anti-vaxx BS—it was also some magazines, like The New Yorker, which celebrated him as a “maverick” who would take on “the establishment”
RFK Jr’s hype men will have dead kids as their legacy
RFK Jr’s hype men will have dead kids as their legacy
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RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
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New: What Is A “Professional Degree” And Why Does It Matter? via @forbes www.forbes.com/sites/judyst... #Nursing #PT #OT #PublicHealth #MentalHealth #SocialWork w thanks to @gregggonsalves.bsky.social @michelemanos.bsky.social and Russ Francis @defendpublichealth.bsky.social for comments.
What Is A “Professional Degree” And Why Does It Matter?
Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Dept of Education proposes redefining "professional degrees" to exclude degrees in nursing, NP/PA, Public Health, PT/OT and more
www.forbes.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
New: What Is A “Professional Degree” And Why Does It Matter? via @forbes www.forbes.com/sites/judyst... #Nursing #PT #OT #PublicHealth #MentalHealth #SocialWork w thanks to @gregggonsalves.bsky.social @michelemanos.bsky.social and Russ Francis @defendpublichealth.bsky.social for comments.
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What do you get when you mix the best selling single of the king of pop with the lately departed queen of MAGA?
This is what we get: a parody of Billie Jean about #mtg #maga #marjorietaylorgreene 🎶🕺
youtu.be/Xr0_HN9KNCs
This is what we get: a parody of Billie Jean about #mtg #maga #marjorietaylorgreene 🎶🕺
youtu.be/Xr0_HN9KNCs
"MTG Has Broken Cover" - Marsh Family parody of "Billie Jean" by MJ about Marjorie Taylor Greene
YouTube video by Marsh Family
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
What do you get when you mix the best selling single of the king of pop with the lately departed queen of MAGA?
This is what we get: a parody of Billie Jean about #mtg #maga #marjorietaylorgreene 🎶🕺
youtu.be/Xr0_HN9KNCs
This is what we get: a parody of Billie Jean about #mtg #maga #marjorietaylorgreene 🎶🕺
youtu.be/Xr0_HN9KNCs
He's more dangerous than a theorist. He has the power to cause avoidable deaths and has already used it. He's a mass murderer.
The women drawn to RFK Jr. see an intoxicating cocktail of romance and danger—whether it's getting attacked by a yak or texting about taking metaphorical bullets for each other.
But to most others, Kennedy is a reckless conspiracy theorist whose appetite for danger will result in a sicker America.
But to most others, Kennedy is a reckless conspiracy theorist whose appetite for danger will result in a sicker America.
The inexplicable sex appeal of RFK Jr.
How can such ferocious desire be attached to this man? Two memoirs by the women who love him offer some clues.
www.motherjones.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
He's more dangerous than a theorist. He has the power to cause avoidable deaths and has already used it. He's a mass murderer.
Interview them about what, exactly?
November 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Interview them about what, exactly?
Love. Grief. Family.
This story will stay with you forever.
BETWEEN THE MOUNTAIN AND THE SKY — Available to stream now. Please give what you can! www.betweenthemountainandthesky.com
#BetweenTheMountainAndTheSky
This story will stay with you forever.
BETWEEN THE MOUNTAIN AND THE SKY — Available to stream now. Please give what you can! www.betweenthemountainandthesky.com
#BetweenTheMountainAndTheSky
November 25, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Love. Grief. Family.
This story will stay with you forever.
BETWEEN THE MOUNTAIN AND THE SKY — Available to stream now. Please give what you can! www.betweenthemountainandthesky.com
#BetweenTheMountainAndTheSky
This story will stay with you forever.
BETWEEN THE MOUNTAIN AND THE SKY — Available to stream now. Please give what you can! www.betweenthemountainandthesky.com
#BetweenTheMountainAndTheSky
Do see this film if you can!
“You should see ‘Sirāt’ twice,” @justincchang.bsky.social writes. “First, for the swift, brutalizing shock of the experience and, second, for the lingering consolation of its spirit.” Read his review of Oliver Laxe’s desert thriller. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/q5g3F2
“Sirāt” Is a Harrowing, Exhilarating Dance of Death
In Oliver Laxe’s desert thriller, an intensely agonizing journey reveals both the pitiless nature of fate and the stubborn persistence of compassion.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Do see this film if you can!
Sen Cassidy, a physician, is equating a woman's healthcare decisions for her family with her selection of shampoo. This is beyond outrageous.
Cassidy: "If she goes and gets 2 types of shampoo & one is a dollar cheaper, she'll get the cheaper one & the other lowers their price. Once you give her the power of making the decision, she's gonna shop -- that begins to save her money and squeezes waste out of the healthcare system."
November 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Sen Cassidy, a physician, is equating a woman's healthcare decisions for her family with her selection of shampoo. This is beyond outrageous.
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Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
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Nick Offerman explains how America's farms are feeding corporations more than people
November 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Nick Offerman explains how America's farms are feeding corporations more than people
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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A cartoon by Mort Gerberg, from 2018. #NewYorkerCartoons
November 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
A cartoon by Mort Gerberg, from 2018. #NewYorkerCartoons
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HAPPY INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY SORRY FOR OUR DELAY WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THIS WAS A REAL DAY.
October 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY SORRY FOR OUR DELAY WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THIS WAS A REAL DAY.
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Here's a gift link to the New York Times' coverage of the initial Tea Party rallies in April 2009 which inspired the media to treat it like a massive movement.
Check out how tiny the crowds were:
Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000
Check out how tiny the crowds were:
Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000
Tax Day Is Met With Tea Parties (Published 2009)
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Here's a gift link to the New York Times' coverage of the initial Tea Party rallies in April 2009 which inspired the media to treat it like a massive movement.
Check out how tiny the crowds were:
Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000
Check out how tiny the crowds were:
Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000
RFK Jr. will never challenge the underlying factors in most chronic disease: fast food, processed food, soft drinks, corn subsidies (and all that corn syrup), food deserts, and social media. Pharma relies on the morbidities related to diet and inactivity. Corporate greed is what ails us.
Inside the Republican network behind big soda’s bid to pit Maga against Maha
A Guardian investigation finds the US soda and snack-food industries, threatened by RFK Jr’s movement to change Americans’ eating habits, have turned to a group of well-connected strategists, shadowy ...
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
RFK Jr. will never challenge the underlying factors in most chronic disease: fast food, processed food, soft drinks, corn subsidies (and all that corn syrup), food deserts, and social media. Pharma relies on the morbidities related to diet and inactivity. Corporate greed is what ails us.
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An ICE agent arrested for drunk driving with his kids in the car tries to stop the arrest by racially profiling the officers (“Are you Haitian?”)
These are the agents Stephen Miller & Kristi Noem are hiring to carry out their cruel immigration policies
These are the agents Stephen Miller & Kristi Noem are hiring to carry out their cruel immigration policies
October 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
An ICE agent arrested for drunk driving with his kids in the car tries to stop the arrest by racially profiling the officers (“Are you Haitian?”)
These are the agents Stephen Miller & Kristi Noem are hiring to carry out their cruel immigration policies
These are the agents Stephen Miller & Kristi Noem are hiring to carry out their cruel immigration policies
This is not a cabinet meeting. It's the rumbling of a junk drawer with useless items clanking against each other incessantly.
RFK Jr: Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol.
Trump: There's a tremendous amount of of proof or evidence. I would say as a non-doctor, but I've studied this a long time
Trump: There's a tremendous amount of of proof or evidence. I would say as a non-doctor, but I've studied this a long time
October 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This is not a cabinet meeting. It's the rumbling of a junk drawer with useless items clanking against each other incessantly.
The momentum is growing. He has to go!
Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.
We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.
wapo.st
October 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The momentum is growing. He has to go!
WTF, indeed!
"‘What the F**k?’ CBS News Insiders Prepare for Takeover by Self-Described ‘Zionist Fanatic’"
Exclusive Zeteo reporting from @premthakker.bsky.social on Bari Weiss and taking over CBS News, as employees worry her new role will bring a pro-Israel bias and more censorship.
zeteo.com/p/bari-weiss...
Exclusive Zeteo reporting from @premthakker.bsky.social on Bari Weiss and taking over CBS News, as employees worry her new role will bring a pro-Israel bias and more censorship.
zeteo.com/p/bari-weiss...
‘What the F**k?’ CBS News Insiders Prepare for Takeover by Self-Described ‘Zionist Fanatic’
Bari Weiss is expected to be announced as editor-in-chief of CBS News, as employees worry her new role will bring a pro-Israel bias, more censorship, and lower editorial standards.
zeteo.com
October 6, 2025 at 8:52 PM
WTF, indeed!
The momentum is building. He has to GO!
Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary
Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and mental health medications, among other issues.
www.npr.org
October 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The momentum is building. He has to GO!
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American taxpayers are paying people to post Bible verses on a US government account.
October 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
American taxpayers are paying people to post Bible verses on a US government account.
The momentum to remove RFK Jr. is building and broadening. WE NEED YOUR VOICE!
Scientists, docs, healthcare and public health folks: comment or DM me with name, credentials, city, state and ZIP - I'LL SEND A CARD FOR YOU!
Be assured it won't go to HHS; it'll be handled only by Wyden's staff. Thx!
Scientists, docs, healthcare and public health folks: comment or DM me with name, credentials, city, state and ZIP - I'LL SEND A CARD FOR YOU!
Be assured it won't go to HHS; it'll be handled only by Wyden's staff. Thx!
Help Prove RFK Jr. is Wrong | Defend Public Health
When Senator Wyden stated he’d heard from thousands of doctors and scientists concerned by RFK Jr’s policies, Kennedy responded "I'll put my mailbag against your mailbag any day.” Let's prove Kennedy ...
www.defendpublichealth.org
October 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The momentum to remove RFK Jr. is building and broadening. WE NEED YOUR VOICE!
Scientists, docs, healthcare and public health folks: comment or DM me with name, credentials, city, state and ZIP - I'LL SEND A CARD FOR YOU!
Be assured it won't go to HHS; it'll be handled only by Wyden's staff. Thx!
Scientists, docs, healthcare and public health folks: comment or DM me with name, credentials, city, state and ZIP - I'LL SEND A CARD FOR YOU!
Be assured it won't go to HHS; it'll be handled only by Wyden's staff. Thx!